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Teacher of Design and Technology

Manchester Enterprise Academy Central, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M14 6PL

This job expired on 26 February 2023 – see similar jobs

Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
26 February 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 January 2023

Job details

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Key stage: Key stage 4
Subject: View all Design and technologyjobs
Working pattern: View all Full timejobs - 27.5 hours per week, term time only plus 5 additional training days.
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: MPS & UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a Teacher of Design and Technology, at our fantastic school MEA Central, to join our team of committed staff who share a common sense of purpose and high expectations of what students can achieve.

Expanding the curriculum offer at MEA Central for the academic year 2023/24, we are seeking to appoint a Design and Technology teacher, to work alongside our experienced Food and Textiles teaching team. The post-holder will introduce D&T specifically to the diverse and exciting Technology curriculum.

Main Responsibilities

To ensure that students experience an educational programme that is personalised to their needs, developing their skills and abilities
To actively contribute to the review, evaluation and development of effective Programmes of Study, Schemes of Work, teaching materials, methods of teaching and methods of assessment in line with school and national policy
To be actively involved in interventions to raise student achievement and attainment across the curriculum area
To assess, record and report on the development, progress, and attainment of students in line with school policy
To monitor and review student progress against targets, ensuring appropriate follow-up action
To ensure positive behaviour for learning for all students in line with the School’s behaviour management policy

Key Skills & Experience

. Thorough subject knowledge and understanding of current curriculum developments

. To be an excellent classroom practitioner consistently delivering Good / Outstanding lessons

. To show understanding of the urban educational setting

. Demonstrate a commitment to appropriate professional standards, including core policies relating to equality and diversity and child protection

. Demonstrate a collaborative, team working approach focused on improvement and supporting the vision, values and objectives of the organisation

. The ability to enthuse, inspire and motivate students

What the school offers its staff

MEA Central is proud to be part of the Prospere Learning Trust. Our vision of a fantastic future for all our students is easy to understand but complex to achieve as the future evolves so rapidly around us. Our students have to adapt in order to build themselves a secure and resilient future. Our vision underpins all we do, and our starting point is excellent academic results. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in working at a school with a phenomenal culture that is achieved through commitment and hard work. Further information about MEA Central can be found in the candidate brochure below.

Working for us:

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including;

a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues
membership to Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments
access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24 hour support
Cyclescheme access
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions

The closing date for this role is Sunday 26th February 2023. Interviews will be held shortly thereafter.

Equality Statement

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Further details about the role

Applying to work for us

Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage.Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete. We cannot accept CV's.We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applicants.

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks and receipt of satisfactory references.

Safeguarding Children

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

If you would prefer to request a manual application pack, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 527 7953 or via e-mail at hr@prospere.org.uk

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